Scope and Contents
Preferred Citation
Biographical Note
Processing History
Acquisition
Conditions Governing Use
Conditions Governing Access
Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Thomas Falconer Collection
source:
Hodge, Frederick Webb
Identifier/Call Number: MS.682
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1929-1930
Abstract: This is a collection of Thomas Falconer data from 1929-1930 collected by F. W. Hodge, in preparation for the publication
Letters and Notes on the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, 1841-1842 by Thomas Falconer, published by Dauber and Pine, New York City, in 1930, for which Hodge wrote the introduction and notes.
Language of Material:
English
.
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of Thomas Falconer data from 1929-1930 collected by F. W. Hodge, in preparation for the publication
Letters and Notes on the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, 1841-1842 by Thomas Falconer, published by Dauber and Pine, New York City, in 1930. Hodge wrote the introduction and notes for the
publication. Materials include a photographic copy of a lithograph portrait of Falconer, and copies of Falconer correspondence
from 1840-1841.
Preferred Citation
Thomas Falconer Collection, 1929-1930, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.682.
Biographical Note
Thomas Falconer (1805 25 June – 1882 28 August) was an English jurist and explorer. In 1840, Falconer immigrated to the Republic
of Texas. On his arrival he obtained permission to accompany the Texan Santa Fe expedition as an observer. The expedition
left Austin on 18 June. On the trail towards New Mexico, Falconer had his horse stolen by Indians. On 31 August, the expedition
leader, Hugh McLeod, decided to split the party, with some to proceed to San Miguel and return with provisions, while the
rest remained in camp. As Falconer had no horse, he remained in camp. Falconer's party was attacked by Indians a number of
times, and nearly starved to death before the other party returned on 9 October as prisoners of the Mexicans. Falconer's party
was also taken prisoner, and marched to Mexico City, arriving on 3 February 1842. He was then immediately released at the
demand of the British minister.
Later that year, Falconer published his account of the expedition as
Expedition to Santa Fé: An Account of Its Journey from Texas through Mexico, with Particulars of Its Capture. In 1844 he also published
Notes of a Journey through Texas and New Mexico, in the years 1841 and 1842 in the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. After returning to England, he published another major work on
his travels,
The Oregon Question; or a Statement of the British Claims to the Oregon Territory in Opposition to the Pretension of the Government
of the United States of America
.
Processing History
Processed by Library staff after 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 November
8, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
Acquisition
Donated by F. W. Hodge, 1945 October.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is
given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Conditions Governing Access
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Letters and Notes on the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, 1841-1842
Correspondence
Texan Santa Fé Expedition, 1841
Lithograph
Texas -- Description and travel
Mexico -- Description and travel
Falconer, Thomas
Hodge, Frederick Webb